Originally Posted By jnemo Thanks for the pictures and video. Were the chairs reserved or were they open to anyone???
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Awesome job Doobie and crew!! Simply superb!! Now if only I could find a box of kleenex somewhere darn it!
Originally Posted By Dznygrl Well, I was there but I was sitting aaaalllll the way down by the flagpole. So I didn't see a darn thing, only heard. It was nice to have this video show me what was really going on! Thanks!
Originally Posted By here we go Thanks so much for the great video coverage. We were there, but not early enough, it was JAM PACKED!!! My 3 year old twins opted to ride Dumbo instead of bearing the crowd for the ceremony. I knew I could come home and see it on LaughingPlace!!! Thanks again.
Originally Posted By 1Gee1 I was there, but couldn't see much from my spot on the bridge going into Frontierland. Thank you so much for showing all of us what we couldn't see!!! Great coverage as usual!!!
Originally Posted By LPFan22 I still can't get through the "Remember When" song without tearing up. =)
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 "It was nice that they brought out characters that they don't bring out often (Clara Cluck, Darkwing Duck, Launchpad, Don Karnage, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Prince John, Ratcliffe, the Country Bears, etc.). I'm still confident that characters like them (and other random characters) will be making appearances at the park for meet-and-greets during the 50th." It already has begun. Meeko was hanging out with Woody and Jessie in Frontierland. I was also at the presentation and heard all of this, but couldn't see diddly squat. The screens seemed to be positioned just right to be hidden behind trees. I went to the presentation last year and was the same distance back, but saw everything. I dont blame Disney for wanting to hide it after the way the jerk guests reacted throughout the thing. It was pretty sucky. I hope I enjoy you videos better than being pushed in the back, cut in front of, and harrassed for clapping that the CEO showed up, rather than booing. I had a great time last May 5th. I wish I could have seen Herbie.
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 Oh, and Kermit. Kermit sounded great too. That segment was very well done. I hope they make it out here for segments of the celebration.
Originally Posted By kevman42 What a great celebration opener! I just have one question. Who in the heck decided that a classless skank like Christina Aguilara would be there to perform? (I bet that she was Eisner's choice.) Think about it... a family-type "Welcome Home" theme with a slutty performer like her out there? Not a good match at all. Who cares that she sang "Reflections" on the Mulan soundtrack? This ceremony would have been made even more special if they had picked somebody--anybody else!
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i believe they chose her because she is a former cast member of the mickey mouse club. at least that is what i heard anyway.
Originally Posted By Destry22 My wife and I gave up on seeing the show from the front. We were closer than most but the crowd was so congested that we decided to walk around to the back end of the castle. We figured if we couldn't watch it we could at least hear it. While we were waiting 2 guys in suits opened the roped off area next to us to let in some VIP's. That's when I realized who was passing us. Mary Poppins herself Julie Andrews. She said "Hi" and headed to her spot behind the castle to wait to be announced. We couldn't have gotten any closer to the one person worth seeing in the whole show. It was worth it not to the see the show for me. Thanks for the video so we could see what we missed.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit67 It was cool to be at the park for the ceremony but don't sweat it if you weren't! The media tents prevented 70% of the folks in attendance from seeing ANYTHING. My daughter's friend is going to be soooo pissed about missing seeing Stich after we stood there for over an hour waiting for the whole thing to begin and then finding that we should have gone on rides instead. A lot of what has been done has been done a bit shoddy in regards to the public. I know I'll get slammed for that but it's just how it is. I still love Disney but...well....I'm just a bit disappointed.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit67 BrigmanMT 2 was right about the behavior of some guests during the ceremony. I didn't get why everyone was booing Eisner. My dad had to explain. My group started "mooing" instead to see if anyone would catch on. A few did. As to the actual presentation, while waiting for the parade I was talking to some other folks who wondered why screens were not put in other lands to help alleviate congestion at the hub(?). Also why weren't screens put in more advantageous spots for viewing? Possible spots were the top of the Plaza Pavillion and the Plaza Inn. Now, THAT would have been awesome. He's also right about the crowd. After Fantasmic, my daughter's friends needed to go to the bathroom but there were some men outside who looked down at them as if they were inconveniencing them because they were asking them to quit blocking the bathroom. One girl finally yelped, "I have to go PEE!" They moved doubletime then. "- ) Got to warn you that I'll probably post more as more comes back to me....
Originally Posted By Dis-Philip <<It already has begun.>> What do you mean by that, BrigmanMT2? You mean that the rare characters that appeared at the ceremony (and other rarely-seen characters) are now doing meet-and-greets throughout the park, due to the 50th?
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I thought Christina Aguilera was a bit of an odd choice (even with her Disney ties) but she has really cleaned up her image in the past year or so. She did a fine job at the ceremony and looked quite pretty.
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 "What do you mean by that, BrigmanMT2? You mean that the rare characters that appeared at the ceremony (and other rarely-seen characters) are now doing meet-and-greets throughout the park, due to the 50th?" Meeko was hanging out with Jessie and Woody. I always see them, I never see him. I wasn't the only one to notice, I figure a lot of regulars were there that day, and that's why he was drawing such a huge crowd compared to the other two.
Originally Posted By irishfan I thought Christina Aguilera was a bit of an odd choice (even with her Disney ties) but she has really cleaned up her image in the past year or so. She did a fine job at the ceremony and looked quite pretty.<< I'm sorry but whenever I see her now, I just picture her in that Dirrty video. I'm just glad she didn't come out in her chaps!
